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Introduction Text My Name is Emily and I had Gastric Bypass on Jan. 22nd and I am feeling great! I would like to be connected with others that have had surgery as well. I am Happily Married with 2 Beautiful kids ages 10 and 3 and I want to be around when they grow old and have children! I am a God fearing woman and my faith is #1 in my life, so I would like to meet fellow Christians that not only believe that they are doing this but that their FAITH is what is getting them down this road to success! Some of my friends and family have told me I should jot down everything about my weight loss journey and I thought well it would be foolish not too! So here you have it, my page with pictures and blogs, I am a big blogger some are long and some are short just depends what on the mind that day! I have ALWAYS struggled with weight issues, obesity is on both side of my family and I have tried every Yo-Yo diet under the sun and maybe lost a pound or two all to gain it right back and some more. It has really hindered my self esteem and my self image, it has been a struggle because I am a very outgoing, bubbly, personal person but I have always kept just enough distance because I was never comfortable with my image. I know that I would be alot worse off if I didn't have the husband I have, he has NEVER made me feel anything but beautiful and I cannot thank God enough for him! I have to honestly say that it was not until I became a Memeber at my Church that I really felt that I could be me that people were not looking at ME rather at my HEART and I can't think my Church Family enough for that!! I made the decision in September 2008 to have Weight Loss Surgery so I began my walk down the road to a healthier life. I finally got approved by Insurance in December 2008 after 90 days of Nutrition Counseling and Psycological Evaluations (Yes they determined I was Crazy but not THAT Crazy....LOL) Insurance said I was a canidate for the Surgery and it was scheduled for January 22nd 2009! So here I am walking my walk down the healthier road now and couldn't be happier that I did it! I am so excited to be able to log in everyday and most days I am able to Weigh in and it is usually a lower # than the day before!! Don't get me wrong the life style change has been hard, but along with my Faith, support group, you all my Spark Friends, family, and close friends I can honestly say that I am having more good days than bad! I have definetly developed a totally different appreciation for food!! What used to be Freedom with food was actually bondage and I am now glad to say I am FREE!!! I will be posting pictures every month to show my progress and although I hate posting the before Pictures I know one day very soon I will be proud of them, Proud to show where I am now VS. where I was!! In His Grip, Emily **************************************** Heaviest 256 lbs. RNY surgery Jan. 22nd, 2009 1 week post op 249 lbs. 1 month 226.6 lbs. 2 months 218.8 lbs. 3 months 209.4 lbs. 4 months 198.8 lbs. 5 months **************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I am walking in the Breast Cancer 3 Day November 6-8 2009 in Dallas/Fort Worth to end the fight against Breast Cancer but I can't do it by myself, I need your help with Donations. Please support me as I embark on an AMAZING and life changing journey to end breast cancer, to do so follow these instructions: Go to www.the3day.org Click on Donate Click on Search for Participant Search for my name Emily Gomez Click on my name and that will take you to my personal page to Donate at. ****To make sure you get the right person, my team name is Pink Sunshine**** Thank you so much for your support, if you are a Survivor I would love to walk in celebration of you or if you have lost a family member I would love to walk in Memory of them! I can't wait to think of all of you and your donations with every step I take! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE FOOD FOR YOUR THOUGHTS!!! YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY... ..for thinking before acting. ..for hearing before judging. ..for forgiving your enemies. ..for being candid and frank. ..for helping a fallen brother. ..for being honest in business. ..for thinking before speaking. ..for being loyal to your church. ..for standing by your principles. ..for closing your ears to gossip. ..for bridling a slanderous tongue. ..for harboring pure thoughts. ..for sympathizing with the afflicted. ..for being courteous and kind to all. ..for looking at others with HIS eyes. author unknown.....

My short term goal is to walk in the Breast Cancer 3 Day in November! Long term would be to be healthy with so I can see my kids grow and Lord willing my Grandkids.!

I haven't joined a Gym but I am walking everyday at least 3 miles and I really enjoy it!! I have started training for the Breast Cancer 3 Day!! I am excited!!

My Name is Emily and I am orginally from Oklahoma City, OK but I have lived in Keller, TX for about 16 years now, so Texas is home! Keller is a Suburb to Fort Worth in North Texas! I am a Dental Assitant and have been for 10 yrs. now, so need less to say I am obsessed with teeth! My Husband works for Bell Helicopter in their Legal Dept. and he is a Aviation Freak!!

Bible Studies, Church, American Idol, Scrapbooking, Shopping, Spending time with Family and Friends, collecting Crosses, Decorating my house, Photography, Art projects with my kids, Date nights with my Husband, Good Books anything by Beth Moore, Linda Dillow, Chuck Coulson, James Dobson, Francis Chan are some of the names to name a few....I am a big book worm!! And the list could go on and on!!

Add a Link The Hardest Math is learning how to count our blessings! Lap RNY Surgery Jan. 22nd 2009! I am doing the 60 mile Breast Cancer 3 Day walk go check out my page and please make a donation, I can't do it without your support: <link>www.the3day.org/goto/emilygomez</link>
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